Everything you'd expect a sports car: Ferrari 458 Speciale

The Ferrari 458 Speciale is a special version of the Ferrari 458 Italia, a sporty rear-wheel drive and 4.53 meters long. It features a number of mechanical and aerodynamic changes that make it more lightweight, powerful and fast.

Your price will be about 240 000 euros, about 10 000 more than the 458 Italia. Regarding this, it is about 90 kilograms lighter (weighs 1470 kg) and motor-aspirated eight-cylinder petrol and 4.5 liter engine, giving 605 bhp at 9000 rpm, 27 hp more. The result is a specific output of 135 hp per liter of displacement, a high value for an engine without the supercharger.

The Speciale 458 can accelerate from 0-100 km / h in 3.0 seconds (0.4 s faster than the 458 Italia) and 0-200 km / h in 9.1 seconds. Interestingly, despite being more powerful and faster, consumes less fuel than the 458 Italia (11.8 vs. 13.3 l/100 km l/100 km comparative tab) because it has a system of automatic stop and start in the arrests. The Porsche 911 Turbo S 560 hp accelerates to 100 km / h in 3.1 seconds.

 The engine improvements have been achieved compression ratio increased from 12.5 to 14.0 to 1 ( by changing the piston shape ) , 10 mm shorter the distance you have to travel by air intake and increased 5 mm above the valve lift . The pistons are made of a new material lighter and caps " new materials ". The crankshaft has been modified to improve the lubrication of the bearings. The use of carbon fiber ducts admsión (including filter box ) aluminum and lightened exhaust motor assembly 8 kg . The dual clutch has been rescheduled and is now faster, both up speed as to reduce .
Ferrari added movable flaps on the front and rear of the body to manage aerodynamic drag depending on driving needs. In the center of the front bumper there are two gates and horizontal fin ( gray parts and black beneath them in this picture ) . Less than 170 km / h , the gates are closed , when that speed is exceeded , open , changing the air flow going to the radiators ( which enters the black grille is in the bumper ) and improving endurance aerodynamics. More than 220 km / h , the low horizontal spoiler , displacing 20% of the downforce on the front axle at the rear. Furthermore, under the bumper is a small deflector and a protrusion 4% increase downforce on the front. Fins that are the bottom of the body just ahead of the rear wheels have a similar effect . The rear spoiler is larger and its surface forms an angle greater than 458 in Italy. In the diffuser, which is also different , there is another mobile wing with two positions spaced 17 °, the top increases downforce and bottom dismuye the drag coefficient 0.03 points . The penetration drag coefficient is 0.35 and the lift , 0.53 (Ferrari does not say what conditions does each, assume the best in each case) . In the video below shows all these elements:

Another novelty in the 458 Speciale is the system "Side Slip Angle Control," which, according to Ferrari, continuously analyzes the vehicle sideslip, compared with the values ​​"ideals" and distributes torque between the rear wheels to help to have a faster cornering without detracting from the stability and sense of control.

Ferrari says it has improved brakes (developed by Brembo) using ceramic disks with more silicon and some pills with a material that dissipates heat better. Speciale 458 Tires are about Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2, redesigned to fit this version measures 245/35 ZR20 front and 305/30 ZR20 rear. They are mounted on a new forged wheels that weigh 12 kg less.

There is an optional telemetry system records various vehicle data and driving so that they can analyze later on a computer or tablet. It also gives recommendations (Ferrari says it can indicate whether braking before or after time, this requires pre-record the route or circuit).